Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Reports Home Orders,
Closings and Backlog for the
Quarter and Six Months Ended March 31, 2004

Atlanta, Ga., April 6, 2004—Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) (www.beazer.com) today released preliminary unit net orders, closings and backlog for the quarter and six months ended March 31, 2004.

New Orders (Units)

For the Quarter Ended March 31,

For the Six Months Ended March 31,

2004

2003

%
Change

2004

2003

%
Change

Southeast

1,636

1,628

0.5

2,679

2,643

1.4

West

1,885

1,277

47.6

3,339

2,216

50.7

Central

351

296

18.6

536

528

1.5

Mid-Atlantic

403

496

(18.8

719

948

(24.2

Midwest

757

882

(14.2

1,063

1,385

(23.2

Total

5,032

4,579

9.9

8,336

7,720

8.0

Closings (Units)

For the Quarter Ended March 31,

For the Six Months Ended March 31,

2004

2003

%
Change

2004

2003

%
Change

Southeast

1,197

1,093

9.5

2,454

2,186

12.3

West

1,404

1,095

28.2

2,618

2,135

22.6

Central

208

272

(23.5

448

538

(16.7

Mid-Atlantic

367

233

57.5

685

528

29.7

Midwest

508

604

(15.9

1,087

1,392

(21.9

Total

3,684

3,297

11.7

7,292

6,779

7.6

	Backlog (Units) As of March 31,
	2004	2003	% Change
Southeast	2,546	2,324	9.6	%
West	3,008	1,914	57.2	%
Central	484	497	(2.6	)%
Mid-Atlantic	1,151	1,120	2.8	%
Midwest	1,281	1,605	(20.2	)%

Total	8,470	7,460	13.5	%

Preliminary backlog sales value as of March 31, 2004 totals $2.04 billion, up 37% from the backlog sales value of $1.49 billion as of March 31, 2003.

Beazer Homes USA, Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the country's ten largest single-family homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. Beazer Homes also provides mortgage origination and title services to its homebuyers.